history ww1 and russain revo Vocabulary

Entente- nonbinding agreement to follow common policies 

 Militarism- glorification of the military 

Ultimatum- the final set of demands 

Neutrality- a policy of supporting neither side in a war 

Stalemate- deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other 

Zeppelin- large gas-filled balloon

U-boat- German submarine

Conscription- “the draft,” which required all young men to be ready for military or other services 

Armistice- agreement to end fighting in a war 

Lusitania- british liner torpedoed by a German submarine in May 1915 

Atrocities- highly physically violent acts in war 

Propaganda- spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause 

Proletariat- working class 

Soviet- council of workers and soldiers set up by Russian revolutionaries in 1917